Shade-loving plants
Shade gives the opportunity to grow some beautiful foliage plants. Shade is 'woodland' for many plants, cooler, more serene. Dry shade can be problematic, few plants can manage bone-dry conditions. Remember to water, or install a small irrigation system.; There are various degrees of shade with differing light levels: ; Full shade: is where very little if any sun hits the plants at any time of the day. It's also referred to as "dense" shade. ; Part shade is where an area gets direct sunlight for around 3 to 6 hours a day and at other times of the day some shade. ; Top tip: As there is more light during winter when the trees have lost their leaves, plant spring bulbs for early colour.
Ferns for shade
116 plants
Flowers for shade (bulbs)
202 plants
Flowers for shade (perennials)
502 plants
Flowers for shade (shrubs)
573 plants
Full shade, dry soil
445 plants
Full shade, moist soil
535 plants
Grasses for shade
109 plants
Hostas for shade
135 plants
Part shade, dry soil
578 plants
Part shade, moist soil
553 plants
Roses for shade
188 plants
Trees for shade
112 plants
All plants (2411)
Camellia x williamsii 'Little Lavender'
Williams hybrid camellia
Camellia x williamsii 'Mary Christian'
William's hybrid camellia
Camellia x williamsii 'Muskoka'
William's hybrid camellia
Camellia x williamsii 'November Pink'
William's hybrid camellia
Camellia x williamsii 'Ruby Wedding'
Williams hybrid camellia
Camellia x williamsii 'Saint Ewe'
William's hybrid camellia
Camellia x williamsii 'Senorita'
William's hybrid camellia
Camellia x williamsii 'Simon Bolitho'
William's hybrid camellia
Camellia x williamsii 'Tiptoe'
William's hybrid camellia
Camellia x williamsii 'Water Lily'
William's hybrid camellia
Campanula latifolia
Great bellflower
Campanula latifolia
Great bellflower
Campanula latifolia 'Alba'
Great bellflower
Campanula latifolia 'Brantwood'
Great bellflower
Campanula latifolia var. macrantha
Great bellflower
Campanula latifolia var. macrantha 'Alba'
Great bellflower
Campanula trachelium
Nettle leaved bell flower, Bats-in-the-belfry
Campanula trachelium 'Alba Flore Pleno'
Nettle leaved bell flower, Bats-in-the-belfry
Cardamine pentaphylla
Five-leaved toothwort
Carex 'Ice Dance'
Morrow's ice dancer
Carex 'Ribbon Falls'
Sedge
Carex comans 'Taranaki'
Hair sedge
Carex conica 'Snowline'
Hime-Kan-Suge, Miniature sedge, Evergreen miniature sedge
Carex grayi
Mace Gray's sedge, Morning star sedge
Carex morrowii 'Everglow'
Japanese Morrow's sedge, Kan suge
Carex morrowii 'Variegata'
Variegated Japanese sedge, Variegated Morrow's sedge
Carex muskingumensis
Palm leaf sedge, Palm sedge
Carex muskingumensis
Palm leaf sedge, Palm sedge
Carex muskingumensis 'Oehme'
Palm branch sedge
Carex muskingumensis 'Silberstreif'
Palm branch sedge
Carex oshimensis
Japanese sedge grass, Ohima kan suge
Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'
Japanese sedge grass, Ohima kan suge
Carex oshimensis 'Everoro'
Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Carex pendula
Weeping sedge, Great drooping sedge, Pendulous sedge
Carex pendula 'Moonraker'
Variegated weeping sedge
Carex plantaginea
Plantain leaf sedge, Broad leafed sedge, Evergreen broadleaf sedge
Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'
Deciduous broad leaved sedge, Creeping broadleaf sedge, Tagane so
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura tree, False redbud
Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum
Katsura tree, False redbud
Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. sinense
Katsura tree, False redbud
Cercidiphyllum magnificum
Magnificent katsura tree, Magnificent false redbud
Cercis siliquastrum 'Bodnant'
Judas tree
Chaenomeles 'Orange Star'
Flowering quince
Chaenomeles japonica
Maule's Quince, Japanese flowering quince
Chaenomeles Madame Butterfly = 'Whitice'
Flowering quince
Chaenomeles speciosa
Showy Chinese quince
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Eximia'
Showy Chinese quince
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Mango Storm'
Showy Chinese quince, Flowering quince, Japonica